Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series correction and CQuartz Finest + photoshoot

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A very good client of mine recently took delivery of this brand new Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series and brought me out to correct it and coat it with CQuartz Finest. I've enjoyed working on a couple of his C63 AMG Black Series, but I was very excited to work on his SLS AMG Black Series. It was fortunate enough to escape a dealer wash, but there were still issues from the factory to be sorted out. A solid 3 days went into this beauty at the beautiful facility of Club Auto Sport in San Jose, CA. After it was completed, I had my friend James Larieau come out and shoot some nice photos of this very special car. Onto the pics......





As I arrived at Club Auto Sport, the SLS Black had all its shipping wrapping and padding still in place. I love getting cars this "factory fresh"

Very cool emergency trunk release button flashing green....just in case you get locked in the trunk.

Even though no dealer washed the car, it was far from defect-free. It had its fair share of light marring, swirls, hard water spot etching, and extensive DA sanding marks.

Compounding residue, thank you factory...

Removing the protection on the carbon fiber interior pieces

Holograms, buffer trails, and the heavy DA sanding marks.

 

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Taking readings on the carbon fiber hood

50/50 shot on the hood

At this point I brought Ryan out to help me get the final compounding and polishing done. The hood required 16hrs by itself to correct the extremely heavy DA sanding marks

Eye of the tiger look....

Taking readings on the CF wing and correcting it

 

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Engine bay was pretty rough. RIDS, hard water etching, and swirls

Looking better after correction and coating

Final polishing all done

Outside sun shots

 

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All interior carbon fiber was coated as well

 

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These are the photos my friend James took. These are edited photos just for fun.


Applying the CQuartz Finest

The look on my face after hearing the SLS fire up

Hope you enjoyed the photos!

 

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

Wow, this just earned a place in my top 5 write ups on AG ever. That is such a cool car that you just don't see every day and you guys really did an amazing job correcting the shoddy prep work from the factory.


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[Pats300zx]

Beautiful work Jeff. What a car :dblthumb2::dblthumb2:

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Wow incredible work on that Merc!!!! She looks gorgeous now!

 

[EVOlved]

Amazing work!!

 

[brondondolon]

Nice job and very nice car

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[javip2k]

I am speechless, fantastic job in a fantastic car!! :dblthumb2:

 

[AutowerxDetailing]

Very nice! :xyxthumbs:

 

[Wes Bremec]

I'm speechless, there is no doubt that you just set the bar high with this write up!

 

[DARK HORSE]

Very nice, great work on a beautiful car!

 

[Romach]

Awesome work!

 

[refreshauto]

i just recently saw a matte gray SLS AMG black edition at a recent cards and coffee event

 

[DetailedTaco]

Wow. Incredible job and write up! Can't believe how many sanding marks where still on the hood! Fantastic job!!!

 

[allenk4]

Beautiful Work

Beautiful Photography

Was surprised that the hood took 16 hours

Quick Math:

6' x 6' hood
5.5" pad
Overlapping by 50%
@ 1" per second
= 31 minutes per pass

That means there were theoretically 31 passes during the 16 hours required to correct the hood?

 

[Sicoupe]

Amazing work! And beautiful car

 

[Tato]

Very professional and highest level of it.

Although the car is amazing, it only turned out amazing in reality after being properly detailed. Owner must be glad for having someone like you around.

Congratulations on this work, and thanks for sharing.